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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McHENRY:H.R. 4734.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution states that Congress shall have power toregulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the severalStates, and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H4830]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Bureau Arbitration Fairness Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to prohibit or restrict the use of an agreement between persons under its jurisdiction and a consumer in connection with the offering or providing of a consumer financial product or service that provides for mandatory pre-dispute arbitration of any future dispute between the parties.</p>]]></text>
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